We are born loving ourselves. What happens over the course of years is startling and scary when we no longer do… You fat f#ck!” Make yourself look better.” I’m shocked by what I read in my husband’s calendar. He is six-pack lean and incredibly good looking and well-dressed. He also comes across the same — […]

In life, we are vulnerable to a butterfly bias. We unconsciously fixate on the final product – whether that’s a winning performance or a beautiful masterpiece. Our eyes are shielded from the process leading to the final product and we miss what happens behind the scenes. We don’t live through the hours and hours of […]

You won’t hear me utter or endorse the mantra, “no pain, no gain” in a fitness sense. This confuses intensity for pain and the false notion that suffering is inherent in fitness for it to be effective. When pain appears in your life, however, I say, bow to it. As an act of self-love, invite it to stay as long as it […]

The jack-o’-lantern originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed “Stingy Jack.” According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could […]

The only thing that kept me from committing suicide was the thought of the pain I would put my family through. So, when I was eventually diagnosed with cancer in 2010, I had a different reaction than most…I was relieved. I felt like the Universe had given me an escape with this divine Get-Out-of-Jail-Free card.” […]

I initially opted out of offering BodyCombat in-studio. “Combat” sounded diametrically opposed to the studio’s Dream big. Desire more. mantra… filled with fluffy white clouds and messaging of self-love, healing, and empowerment in fitness. As fitness into healing has run course through my life and as it starts to run course through the lives of […]

Tasked to come up with a “text-sized” snippet to describe the martial arts form of Muay Thai, my BodyCombat training team ran through the obvious… The Art of 8 Limbs Blood Sport The National Sport of Thailand …but, in delving deeper into what made Muay Thai so “deadly” distinctive from the other martial arts, we found our golden nugget: […]

Low energy can arise from fatigue, hunger, stress, or our emotional response to happenings, situations, and “energy vampires“. When we’re feeling low energetically, we may not have the option to uncork the wine bottle, raid the fridge, or hit the snooze button. We become responsible for our energy…a beautiful thing. Can you meditate with the TV […]

There is a beauty in confidence and a confidence in beauty. Knowing who you are and being able to express that with authenticity are the hallmark traits of a “confidently beautiful” woman. Eyes, posture, body language, expression…these are some telltale indicators. When voice is involved, the pitch, tone, breath control, and strength of the voice […]

Comparison is a human tendency and it’s a complete buzz-kill. Walking into the dressing room backstage, your fear-based vision will look around to “size up” the competition. Your love-based vision will look around to acknowledge and admire the other flowers in the garden. It is critically important to your joy and your experience that you […]

After dissing the before pic, it might seem strange that I ask you now to locate a mirror. And, if you have no mirrors in your house, don’t worry…at the studio, there are mirrors literally everywhere. In fact, the first upgrade I made to the studio was mirror installation. Could you extend these mirrors the […]

Not bad for (insert age here).” Well, I’m not twenty anymore.” This is me ten years ago when I looked ‘good’.” I wish I could lose these last (insert #) lbs.” The number on the scale, the size of your jeans…your weight, height, body fat percentage…the circumference of your thigh, waist, upper arm…the number of […]